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With the release of Grant Sonier's Top 30 NHL draft prospects list, Craig Custance chats with an NHL scout and Blue Jackets president John Davidson about the top six prospects for 2013 and where they may best fit at the NHL level.

Blog | Conversation | December 20, 2012

Craig Custance takes a look at the wild Pacific Division playoff race, as the Sharks, Stars, Coyotes and Kings are all making runs at the division title.

Blog | Conversation | March 27, 2012

Craig Custance talks to New York's rivals to scout out how to beat the Islanders in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2013

Craig Custance writes how Dan Bylsma should be the top candidate to lead Team USA in the 2014 Olympics before addressing trade proposals, coaches on the hot seat and a new alternative to shootouts in his weekly mailbag.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2013

Craig Custance dives into his mailbag to examine a question on how teams can get the best value on their player contracts and whether the Montreal Canadiens may have erred in their deal with P.K. Subban.

Blog | Conversation | February 01, 2013

Craig Custance examines the pivotal early storylines in the Central Division, a quintet of teams that should once again be among the NHL's best. And St. Louis Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock has not been idle during the lockout, looking for an edge.

Blog | Conversation | January 15, 2013

Following the release of Forbes' NHL franchise valuations, Craig Custance digs a little deeper to see which franchises figure to increase the most in value in the years ahead.

Blog | Conversation | November 30, 2012

After the St. Louis Blues emerged as one of the NHL's top teams last season, Craig Custance looks at what spurred their breakout and which teams could mirror that success in 2012-13.

Blog | Conversation | August 06, 2012

Craig Custance looks at the goalie situation in Nashville and sees a backup goalie more valuable to the Predators on the trading block than on the bench behind star Pekka Rinne.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2012

DETROIT -- On a white dry-erase board in the Vancouver Canucks dressing room at Joe Louis Arena, the words were hand-written in black: "To be the best, you got to beat the best." For the previous 23 games, every team that entered that visitors' dr...

Craig Custance checks in with several GMs to get their opinions on the success of offseason signings so far this season.

Blog | Conversation | January 05, 2012

Craig Custance writes that the Detroit Red Wings' early-season success can be attributed to an organizational change in philosophy. Custance gives five reasons for Detroit's success, plus notes on Phil Kessel, the Columbus Blue Jackets and hybrid icing.

Blog | Conversation | October 20, 2011